Irish Left Archive
@ila@leftarchive.ieDigital collection of political material from the Irish Left.
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Published #OnThisDay 23rd January 1976:
The Bottom Dog, Vol. 3, No. 57, "The working class paper of North Munster"
The Bottom Dog, Vol. 3, No. 57 (1976)
Irish Left Archive
New document: Rebel, No. 54, July 1982, from Revolutionary Struggle.
Rebel, No. 54 (1982) — Revolutionary Struggle
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New document:
Red Patriot, Vol. 2, No. 16, from the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist), December 1970.
Red Patriot, Vol. 2, No. 16 (1970) — Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist)
Irish Left Archive
New document:
A circular from The Workers' Party on their Constituency Education Programme, 4th May 1988.
Constituency Education Programme Circular (1988) — The Workers' Party
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Traveller Activism in the 1980s: The Committee for the Rights of Travellers and Mincéir Misli
An outline of early '80s Travellers' Rights groups and the first Traveller candidate in a general election, Nan Joyce.
Traveller Activism in the 1980s: The Committee for the Rights of Travellers and Mincéir Misli
Irish Left Archive
The Communist Organisation in the British Isles was formed #OnThisDay, 1st of January 1974, in a split from the British and Irish Communist Organisation.
The foundation is outlined in the first issue of their journal, The Proletarian.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/01/01/#event-4510
On This Day, 1st January
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New document:
The Irish People, Vol. 1, No. 2
The second issue of the newspaper from Official Sinn Féin and later The Workers' Party.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/7495/
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The Irish People, Vol. 1, No. 2 (1973) — Sinn Féin [Official]
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New document:
A leaflet for a Socialist Youth Forum in April 2001, from the Socialist Party youth wing, with talks on "The Life and Ideas of Che Guevara" and "What way forward for the Peace Process?"
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/7493/
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Socialist Youth Forum (2001) — Socialist Youth
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From 1975, the Starry Plough, newspaper of the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP), on the execution of five members of ETA and FRAP under Franco's fascist dictatorship.
The article highlights Irish solidarity action and draws parallels with Irish Republicanism.
It also notes the potential for several more executions, though thankfully they didn't take place and Franco died two months later.
The British Left on Ireland.
A collection of documents from British parties and groups on Ireland, from across Labour, communist, Trotskyist, Maoist, and other left traditions.
Document Collection: The British Left on Ireland
Irish Left Archive
Published #OnThisDay, 19th December 1985:
Marxist-Leninist Weekly marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of The Internationalists, forerunner of the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist).
Marxist-Leninist Weekly, 19th December 1985 (1985) — Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist)
Irish Left Archive
New document:
Notes & Comments, Internal Newsletter of The Workers Party, August 1985
Notes & Comments, August 1985 (1985) — The Workers' Party
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#OnThisDay 13th December 1970, the Socialist Party of Ireland was formed.
On This Day, 13th December
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The Cedar Lounge Revolution blog, which initiated the Irish Left Archive, now has a Fediverse account – you can follow at @CLR@mastodon.ie
The Cedar Lounge Revolution
The Cedar Lounge Revolution
New document:
"Don’t Let the Council Bully You", Harolds Cross – Dublin 6 – Terenure Against the Bin Tax.
From the anti-bin tax campaign in Dublin in the early 2000s.
Don’t Let the Council Bully You (2002 c.)
Irish Left Archive
#OnThisDay, the 8th of December 1974, the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP) was formed at a meeting in Dublin by former members of Official Sinn Féin.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/12/08/#event-5521
On This Day, 8th December
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Published #OnThisDay 5th December 1984:
Voice of Revolution (Marxist-Leninist Weekly), Vol. 8, No. 30
From the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist).
Published #OnThisDay, The Bottom Dog, Vol. 3, No. 53, The working class paper of North Munster
The Bottom Dog, Vol. 3, No. 53 (1975)
Irish Left Archive
#OnThisDay 3rd of December 1988, the Irish Anti-Extradition Committee held a march and rally in opposition to the extradition of prisoners to Britain.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6150/
From Snapshots of Political Action, a joint project with Irish Election Literature
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Political Material from: Anti-Extradition March & Rally, 3rd December 1988
Irish Left Archive
New document:
"Election Special: O'Devaney Gardens – A Litany of Lies", from the Campaign for Public Housing, 2020.
Election Special: O'Devaney Gardens – A Litany of Lies (2020) — Campaign for Public Housing
Irish Left Archive